diff --git a/lua/.gitignore b/lua/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6d8f4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/rootfs/
+/workdir/
diff --git a/lua/Config.uk b/lua/Config.uk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ce130b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/Config.uk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Configure Lua Hello example
+# A minimal Unikraft unikernel that runs a Lua script.
+# Enable core Lua runtime, filesystem and POSIX environment support.
+
+config APPLUA
+bool "Lua Hello example"
+default y
+
+	# Select the core Lua runtime library.
+	select LIBLUA
+
+	# Select the application’s main function entrypoint (Lua interpreter)
+	select LIBLUA_MAIN_FUNCTION
+
+	# Select filesystem core components:
+	# vfscore + automount, CPIO support, ramfs, devfs.
+	# These provide an in-memory filesystem and device nodes.
+	select LIBVFSCORE
+	select LIBVFSCORE_AUTOMOUNT_UP
+	select LIBUKCPIO
+	select LIBRAMFS
+	select LIBDEVFS
+	select LIBDEVFS_AUTOMOUNT
+	select LIBDEVFS_DEVSTDOUT
+
+	# Select POSIX environment support for getenv/putenv.
+	select LIBPOSIX_ENVIRON
+
+	# Use library-parameter parsing for environment variables.
+	select LIBPOSIX_ENVIRON_LIBPARAM
diff --git a/lua/Makefile b/lua/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0beb3f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+UK_ROOT   ?= $(PWD)/../repos/unikraft
+UK_BUILD  ?= $(PWD)/workdir/build
+UK_APP    ?= $(PWD)
+LIBS_BASE := $(PWD)/../repos/libs
+
+UK_LIBS   ?= $(LIBS_BASE)/musl:$(LIBS_BASE)/lua
+
+.PHONY: all clean run
+
+all:
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(UK_ROOT) L=$(UK_LIBS) A=$(UK_APP) O=$(UK_BUILD)
+
+clean:
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(UK_ROOT) L=$(UK_LIBS) A=$(UK_APP) O=$(UK_BUILD) properclean
+	@rm -rf $(UK_BUILD)
+
+%:
+	@$(MAKE) -C $(UK_ROOT) L=$(UK_LIBS) A=$(UK_APP) O=$(UK_BUILD) $@
diff --git a/lua/Makefile.uk b/lua/Makefile.uk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0faba4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/Makefile.uk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$(eval $(call addlib,applua))
diff --git a/lua/README.md b/lua/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb6e1780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+# Lua 5.4 on Unikraft
+
+Build and run a Lua 5.4 program on Unikraft.
+Follow the instructions below to set up, configure, build and run Lua.
+Make sure you installed the [requirements](../README.md#requirements).
+
+## Quick Setup (aka TLDR)
+
+For a quick setup, run the commands below.
+Note that you still need to install the [requirements](../README.md#requirements).
+Before everything, make sure you run the top-level `setup.sh` script:
+
+```console
+./setup.sh
+```
+
+To build and run the application for `x86_64`, use the commands below:
+
+```console
+./setup.sh
+make distclean
+wget -O /tmp/defconfig \
+     https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unikraft/catalog-core/refs/heads/scripts/lua/scripts/defconfig/qemu.x86_64
+UK_DEFCONFIG=/tmp/defconfig make defconfig
+make -j $(nproc)
+test -d ./rootfs/ || docker build -o ./rootfs -f Dockerfile .
+test -f initrd.cpio || ./workdir/unikraft/support/scripts/mkcpio initrd.cpio ./rootfs/
+./workdir/unikraft/support/scripts/mkcpio initrd.cpio ./rootfs/
+qemu-system-x86_64 \
+  -nographic \
+  -m 32 \
+  -cpu max \
+  -kernel workdir/build/lua_qemu-x86_64 \
+  -append "lua_qemu-x86_64 vfs.fstab=[\"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\"] -- /helloworld.lua" \
+  -initrd ./initrd.cpio
+```
+
+This will configure, build and run the Helloworld Lua app, printing "Hello, World!".
+
+To do the same for AArch64, run:
+
+```console
+make distclean
+wget -O /tmp/defconfig \
+  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/unikraft/catalog-core/refs/heads/scripts/lua/scripts/defconfig/qemu.arm64
+UK_DEFCONFIG=/tmp/defconfig make defconfig
+make -j $(nproc)
+test -d ./rootfs/ || docker build -o ./rootfs -f Dockerfile .
+test -f initrd.cpio || ./workdir/unikraft/support/scripts/mkcpio initrd.cpio ./rootfs/
+qemu-system-aarch64 \
+  -machine virt \
+  -nographic \
+  -m 128 \
+  -cpu max \
+  -kernel workdir/build/lua_qemu-arm64 \
+  -append "lua_qemu-arm64 vfs.fstab=[\"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\\"] -- /helloworld.lua" \
+  -initrd ./initrd.cpio
+```
+
+Similar to the x86_64 build, this will print "Hello, World!" on ARM64.
+
+Information about every step and other build types is detailed below.
+
+## Set Up
+
+Set up the required repositories.
+You have two options:
+
+Use the setup.sh script:
+
+```console
+./setup.sh
+```
+
+It will clone/link `lib-lua` and any other needed libs under `repos/libs/.`
+
+Manual setup:
+
+```console
+test -d repos/libs/lua || \
+  git clone https://github.com/unikraft/lib-lua repos/libs/lua
+```
+
+## Clean
+
+While not strictly required, it is safest to clean previous build artifacts:
+
+```console
+make distclean
+```
+
+## Configure
+
+To configure the kernel, use:
+
+```console
+make menuconfig
+```
+
+Select the Architecture (`x86_64` or `ARM64`), then platform (`QEMU`, `Firecracker`, `Xen`), and save to produce the `.config` file.
+
+## Build
+
+Build the application for the current configuration:
+
+```console
+make -j $(nproc)
+```
+
+This results in the creation of the `workdir/build/` directory storing the build artifacts.
+
+This produces the unikernel at `workdir/build/lua_<plat>-<arch>`, where `<plat>` is the platform name (`qemu`, `fc`, `xen`), and `<arch>` is the architecture (`x86_64` or `arm64`).
+
+### Use a Different Compiler
+
+If you want to use a different compiler, such as a Clang or a different GCC version, pass the `CC` variable to `make`.
+
+To build with Clang, use the commands below:
+
+```console
+make properclean
+make CC=clang -j $(nproc)
+```
+
+Note that Clang >= 14 is required to build Unikraft.
+
+To build with another GCC version, use the commands below:
+
+```console
+make properclean
+make CC=gcc-<version> -j $(nproc)
+```
+
+where `<version>` is the GCC version, such as `11`, `12`.
+
+Note that GCC >= 8 is required to build Unikraft.
+
+### Build the Filesystem
+
+The filesystem is to be packed into `initrd.cpio`, an initial ramdisk CPIO file.
+Use the command below for that:
+
+```console
+rm -f initrd.cpio
+./workdir/unikraft/support/scripts/mkcpio initrd.cpio ./rootfs/
+```
+
+## Run
+
+Run the resulting image using the corresponding platform tool.
+Firecracker requires KVM support.
+Xen requires a system with Xen installed.
+
+A successful run will show a message such as the one below:
+
+```text
+en1: Added
+en1: Interface is up
+Powered by
+o.   .o       _ _               __ _
+Oo   Oo  ___ (_) | __ __  __ _ ' _) :_
+oO   oO ' _ `| | |/ /  _)' _` | |_|  _)
+oOo oOO| | | | |   (| | | (_) |  _) :_
+ OoOoO ._, ._:_:_,\_._,  .__,_:_, \___)
+                Calypso 0.17.0~5d38d108
+```
+
+This means that Lua runs on Unikraft and waiting for connections.
+
+### Run on QEMU/x86_64
+
+To set up networking, use the command below:
+
+```console
+qemu-system-x86_64 \
+  -nographic \
+  -m 32 \
+  -cpu max \
+  -kernel workdir/build/lua_qemu-x86_64 \
+  -append "lua_qemu-x86_64 vfs.fstab=[\"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\"] -- /helloworld.lua" \
+  -initrd ./initrd.cpio
+```
+
+### Run on QEMU/ARM64
+
+To set up networking, use the command below:
+
+```console
+qemu-system-aarch64 \
+  -machine virt \
+  -nographic \
+  -m 128 \
+  -cpu max \
+  -kernel workdir/build/lua_qemu-arm64 \
+  -append "lua_qemu-arm64 vfs.fstab=[\"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\\"] -- /helloworld.lua" \
+  -initrd ./initrd.cpio
+```
+
+### Run on Firecracker/x86_64
+
+To set up networking, use the command below:
+
+```console
+rm -f firecracker.socket
+firecracker-x86_64 --config-file fc.x86_64.json --api-sock firecracker.socket
+```
+
+### Run on Firecracker/ARM64
+
+To set up networking, use the command below:
+
+```console
+rm -f firecracker.socket
+firecracker-aarch64 --config-file fc.arm64.json --api-sock firecracker.socket
+```
+
+### Run on Xen/x86_64
+
+To set up networking, use the command below:
+
+```console
+sudo xl create -c xen.x86_64.cfg
+```
+
+You need use `sudo` or the `root` account to run Xen.
+
+### Run on Xen/ARM64
+
+To set up networking, use the commands below:
+
+```console
+sudo xl create -c xen.arm64.cfg
+```
+
+You need use `sudo` or the `root` account to run Xen.
+
+## Clean Up
+
+To remove build artifacts only:
+
+```console
+make clean
+```
+
+To remove fetched files and the entire `workdir/build/` directory:
+
+```console
+make properclean
+```
+
+To remove the generated `.config` file as well:
+
+```console
+make distclean
+```
+
+## Customize
+
+### Customize the Filesystem Contents
+
+The Lua example’s filesystem is under `rootfs/`.
+You can update scripts or add files here:
+
+```text
+rootfs/
+`-- helloworld.lua
+```
+
+After modifying `rootfs/`, rebuild just the filesystem:
+
+```console
+rm -f initrd.cpio
+./workdir/unikraft/support/scripts/mkcpio initrd.cpio ./rootfs/
+```
+
+No unikernel rebuild is needed.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lua/fc.arm64.json b/lua/fc.arm64.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7b6c40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/fc.arm64.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "boot-source": {
+    "kernel_image_path": "workdir/build/lua_fc-arm64",
+    "boot_args": "lua_fc-arm64 vfs.fstab=[ \"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\" ] -- /helloworld.lua",
+    "initrd_path": "initrd.cpio"
+  },
+  "drives": [],
+  "machine-config": {
+    "vcpu_count": 1,
+    "mem_size_mib": 8,
+    "smt": false,
+    "track_dirty_pages": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lua/fc.x86_64.json b/lua/fc.x86_64.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fdc52b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/fc.x86_64.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "boot-source": {
+    "kernel_image_path": "workdir/build/lua_fc-x86_64",
+    "boot_args": "lua_fc-x86_64 vfs.fstab=[ \"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\" ] -- /helloworld.lua",
+    "initrd_path": "initrd.cpio"
+  },
+  "drives": [],
+  "machine-config": {
+    "vcpu_count": 1,
+    "mem_size_mib": 8,
+    "smt": false,
+    "track_dirty_pages": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/lua/rootfs/helloworld.lua b/lua/rootfs/helloworld.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7df869a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/rootfs/helloworld.lua
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print("Hello, World!")
diff --git a/lua/setup.sh b/lua/setup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bcc55b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/setup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+check_exists_and_create_symlink()
+{
+    path="$1"
+
+    if [ ! -d workdir/"$path" ]; then
+        if [ ! -d ../repos/"$path" ]; then
+            echo "No directory ../repos/$path. Run the top-level setup.sh script first." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        depth=$(echo "$path" | awk -F/ '{ print NF }')
+        if [ "$depth" -eq 1 ]; then
+            ln -sfn ../../repos/"$path" workdir/"$path"
+        elif [ "$depth" -eq 2 ]; then
+            ln -sfn ../../../repos/"$path" workdir/"$path"
+        else
+            echo "Unknown depth of path $path." >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+test -d workdir || mkdir workdir
+test -d workdir/libs || mkdir workdir/libs
+
+check_exists_and_create_symlink "unikraft"
+check_exists_and_create_symlink "libs/lua"
diff --git a/lua/xen.arm64.cfg b/lua/xen.arm64.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92353660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/xen.arm64.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name          = "lua"
+vcpus         = "1"
+kernel        = "./workdir/build/lua_xen-arm64"
+ramdisk       = "./initrd.cpio"
+cmdline       = "lua_xen-arm64 vfs.fstab=[ \"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\" ] -- /helloworld.lua"
+memory        = "8"
+type 	      = "pv"
diff --git a/lua/xen.x86_64.cfg b/lua/xen.x86_64.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ce779be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/xen.x86_64.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name          = "lua"
+vcpus         = "1"
+kernel        = "./workdir/build/lua_xen-x86_64"
+ramdisk       = "./initrd.cpio"
+cmdline       = "lua_xen-x86_64 vfs.fstab=[ \"initrd0:/:extract::ramfs=1:\" ] -- /helloworld.lua"
+memory        = "8"
+type 	      = "pv"
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index e02334c3..d481d3ad 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ test -d repos/libs/python3 || git clone https://github.com/unikraft/lib-python3
 test -d repos/libs/libelf || git clone https://github.com/unikraft/lib-libelf repos/libs/libelf
 test -d repos/apps/elfloader || git clone https://github.com/unikraft/app-elfloader repos/apps/elfloader
 test -d repos/apps/redis || git clone https://github.com/unikraft/lib-redis repos/libs/redis
+test -d repos/libs/lua     || git clone https://github.com/unikraft/lib-lua repos/libs/lua